I think your not pushing the handle down far enough first to engage the link.

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An internal link that makes it stop spinning. Personally I dislike all these fancy bottle openers. They rarely work right, and I have less trouble openging a bottle corretly with a waiters corkscrew.

Mine:

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"The Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions...A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS, shall not be infringed" - Constitution for the U.S.A.

I have less trouble openging a bottle corretly with a waiters corkscrew.

Same for me. Actually, I'm not too fond of the usual Waiters Corkscrew you see in the stores. I still have decades-old all metal-one from waitressing oh so long ago. I think way back when got it at a kitchen specialty type place.